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You can vote for my bird name βBrooke Flightonβ in the link below. β¬οΈ
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Posts by Brooke Brighton
Warm temperatures in place for your Tuesday. Although most of the day will feature sunshine, there will be some brief periods of rain in far southeastern Wisconsin early afternoon. #WIwx
After filling your feeds with severe weather last week, I want to switch it up. Share your sunny pictures below! π
Today's featured Wisconsin photographer is Nick Wilson who captured this cool close up of a raindrop in motion. πΈπ§ #photography
Loving that sunrise!
#GoodMorning, #Wisconsin! βοΈπ
We'll be seeing sunshine throughout your Tuesday with morning temperatures in the 40s and 50s. #WIwx
Hey #KansasCity! π Enjoy time outside today and tomorrow before rain returns for the end of your workweek. #KCwx
Tonight at 8PM check out our severe weather special βWisconsinβs Storm Season: Staying Safeβ. Itβll go over a lot of the topics we experienced last week. Hope youβll check it out! πͺοΈπ¦βοΈπ¬οΈ
Hereβs a behind-the-scenes picture of some of our weather team taping our on-set segments. #WIwx
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WETW3-West Allis-8A
Temp: 39
DP: 30
Wind Chill: 37
Sky: SCT250
Wind: E at 3
Previous 24 hours ending at 8A
MAX Temp: 50
MIN Temp: 28 record low
Ave Temp: 39 -9.5
Precipitation: 0.00β
Et: 0.06β
4β Soil Moisture: 0.08 cb
8β Soil Moisture: 0.11 cb
Goodbye severe weather, helloβ¦ snow? π
πΈ: Bruce Johnson, Osceola
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WETW3-West Allis-8A
Temp: 39
DP: 28
Wind chill: 36
Sky: BKN220
Wind: W at 3
Previous 24 hours ending at 8A
MAX Temp: 51
MIN Temp: 33
Ave Temp: 42 -6.0
Precipitation: 0.00β
Et: 0.06β
4β Soil Moisture: 0.06β
8β Soil Moisture: 0.09β
Nicholas Temby sent in this picture from Cottage Grove saying, βA huge oak tree fell over on the back side of my apartment just as the sirens in the town went off on this past Wednesday night. It was just terrible. Luckily no one was hurt too bad.β
Another tornado confirmed from NWS Milwaukee from Friday's severe weather event.
EF-0 tornado near Wind Lake with estimated peak winds of 80mph causing intermittent damage to a few trees along with a roof partially torn off and lofted off a barn. #WIwx
First confirmed tornado from NWS Milwaukee from Friday's severe weather event...
EF-1 tornado just east of Wind Lake with estimated peak winds of 100mph causing snapped/uprooted trees along with barn and roof damage. #WIwx
This has been quite the active week of weather in Wisconsin.
From tornadoes to large hail and even flash flooding, this has already been one of the most active Aprils for severe weather, and we're only halfway through it! #WIwx
Wow!
Do you have any storm photos, videos, reports or any storm damage/flooding in your area? Continue to send those our way as we continue to incorporate them into our newscasts throughout the weekend. #WIwx
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WETW3-West Allis-830A
Temp: 42
DP: 34
Wind chill: 37
Sky: BKN220
Wind:WNW at 4
Previous 24 hours ending at 8A
MAX Temp: 79
MIN Temp: 42
Ave Temp: 61 +12.9
Precipitation: 1.67β
Monthly: 10.04β +6.34
Et: 0.04β
4β Soil Moisture: 0.06 cb
8β Soil Moisture: 0.06 cb
We've gotten several reports of impassable roads due to flooding. Along with that, some communities are dealing with storm damage that may include tree limbs and debris scattered on streets. Keep this in mind with your travel plans Saturday. #WIwx
Jenn Kay Gerth captured these pictures from Preservation Park in Janesville Friday evening.
Tornado Warning issued for Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties until 4:30PM Friday. At 3:38PM, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located 11 miles northwest of Arcadia. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! #WIwx
Tornado Watch issued for most of central and southern Wisconsin through 8PM Friday. #WIwx
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WETW3-West Allis-1120A
Temp: 68
DP: 58
Heat Index: 68
Sky: BKN250
Wind: East at 5
Previous 24 hours ending at 8A
MAX Temp: 69
MIN Temp: 46
Ave Temp: 58 +10.3
Precipitation: 0.06β
Et: 0.06β
4β Soil Moisture: 0.05 cb
8β Soil Moisture: 0.06 cb
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for all of northwestern Wisconsin until 5PM Friday.
Enjoy time outside Thursday, because it looks like more severe weather is in sight Friday afternoon/evening. #WIwx
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WETW3-West Allis-8A
Temp: 59
DP: 58
Heat Index: 59
Sky: OVC048 TS
Wind: calm
Previous 24 hours ending at 8A
MAX Temp: 72
MIN Temp: 57
Ave Temp: 65 +17.8
Precipitation: 2.61 Rec for day
Et: 0.02β
4β Soil Moisture: 0.05 cb
8β Soil Moisture: 0.06 cb
Going to the Brewers game this afternoon? βΎοΈ Check for road closures as you get closer to the ballpark because standing water has been an issue this morning.
Dense Fog Advisory in place for several counties throughout northeastern Wisconsin until 10AM Thursday. Some locations near Appleton, Manitowoc and Door County experiencing less than half a mile of visibility. #WIwx
Flood Warning now issued for Jefferson, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth & Waukesha Counties until 1PM Thursday. Flooding has left standing water in warned areas that may result in road closures. #WIwx
Starting off early Thursday morning with rain in far southeastern/east-central #Wisconsin. Morning lows range from the low 30s in northwestern Wisconsin to upper 50s in southeastern Wisconsin. #WIwx